Retired NFL legend Tom Brady and South African supermodel Candice Swanepoel are reportedly dating, according to multiple entertainment outlets that broke the news over the weekend. Us Weekly first reported the story on October 24, citing an unnamed source who said the pair had been together “for a while.” People followed on October 25 with its own sources, stating it “can confirm” the relationship and describing the two as having dated for several months while spending considerable time together.
“They’re spending a lot of time together,”
A source told People.
“They both live in Miami, so it’s very convenient.”
Another insider added that Swanepoel has been “very secretive and selective about who she’s told” and that the couple has gone “to great lengths not to be spotted.”
Neither Brady nor Swanepoel has publicly addressed the reports. Representatives for both did not respond to requests for comment from People, Us Weekly, or other outlets.
Us Weekly published its exclusive on October 24. People corroborated the account the next day with additional detail about the months-long timeline and the Miami connection. Coverage quickly spread to TMZ, Page Six, InStyle, and E! News, all citing similar anonymous sources. While the volume of reports is notable, the core information traces back to the same pool of unnamed insiders rather than independent public evidence.
Brady, 49, remains one of the most accomplished athletes in NFL history with seven Super Bowl titles. He retired after the 2022 season and now works as a Fox Sports NFL analyst. He divorced supermodel Gisele Bündchen in 2022 after 13 years of marriage. The former couple share son Benjamin, 16, and daughter Vivian, 13. Brady also has son Jack, 19, with actress Bridget Moynahan.
Swanepoel, 38, is a longtime Victoria’s Secret Angel who walked in the brand’s 2026 Fashion Show just days before the dating reports surfaced. She was previously in a long-term relationship with model Hermann Nicoli that ended in 2018. The two share sons Anacã, 10, and Ariel, 8. She has largely kept her personal life private since the split.
Sources emphasize that both live in the Miami area, which has made spending time together straightforward. At the same time, they describe an unusually private approach. No verified photographs of the pair together have appeared in any of the reporting, and neither has posted about the other on social media.
Social media users have noted the roughly 11-year age gap and drawn comparisons to Brady’s previous relationship with Bündchen. An older interview clip in which Swanepoel jokingly selected Brady for “kill” during a Marry, Kiss, Kill game has also resurfaced. That clip is treated here strictly as light context after confirmation of the original footage. Unverified tips involving other models or alleged social-media activity have not been independently substantiated by major outlets and are not included.
